FRANKENSTEIN & BLADERUNNER This module requires students to compare texts in order to explore them in relation to their contexts. It develops students’ understanding of the effects of context and questions of value. Students examine ways in which social‚ cultural and historical context influences aspects of texts‚ or the ways in which changes in context lead to changed values being reflected in texts. This includes study and use of the language of texts‚ consideration of purposes and audiences
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The Past We all have a past and in that past we try to regain something significant to us. In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and set in the 1920s New York. The story centers on the mysterious protagonist whose life is fueled by his dream to reclaim the love of his life‚ Daisy. This mysterious protagonist has a “past” that he is trying to re-write to obtain his dream. His past influence his action and values leading to his demise. This mysterious protagonist
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Right’ 11. ’we Grown Too Old Soon And Too Late Smart’ 12. ’every Slution Breeds New Problems’ 13. Essay Paper 2007 14. 1- The more developed a country‚ the more leathly it is armed. 2- Higher Education as an agent of change 3- The future of mankind in a global warming perspective 4- The image of Islam in the western world and responsibilities of the Muslim Ummah 5- A country is backward because it’s people are backward 6- Globalization and electronic media 7-
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’India has a potential to lead the world’ - Management Guru at NMIMS July 26‚ 2008 [pic] Mumbai: Leading management Guru Prof. C. K. Prahlad‚ visited the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) recently to lay out his vision for India@75. The event was organized by NMIMS in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Yi. Prof. Prahlad‚ while addressing faculty members and students of NMIMS and other distinguished academicians‚ corporate executives and members
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Turbine blades used in jet engines can be made from such materials as nickel-based superalloys. We can‚ in principle‚ even use ceramic materials such as zirconia or other alloys based on steels. In some cases‚ the blades may have to be coated with a thermal barrier coating (TBC) to minimize exposure of the blade material to high temperatures. Locomotive vehicles on railway are connected together by a linked mechanism system of a coupling. The first time‚ we used a chain and a screw type coupler
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Analyse how Frankenstein and Blade Runner imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. Texts provide us with a gateway to the values and ideals of a given time‚ as it is difficult‚ if not impossible‚ for any author to compose in isolation of their cultural‚ political and historical contexts. They shape the ideas‚ themes and relationships explored within a text and enable us to better understand the concerns and values of the author. In particular‚ texts often
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Racial issues have always been a controversial component of society. Almost everyone has witnessed or experienced forms of discrimination in their lives. Lewis DeSoto attempts to convey a story of the repercussions society has on an individual. DeSoto’s novel‚ A Blade of Grass‚ is the story of two young women of different races who struggle to survive in apartheid South Africa. DeSoto is able to accurately convey his message because he personally experienced the consequences of apartheid. DeSoto
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The Enigma Machine and How it Worked.-Ibrahim Rashid What is the Enigma Machine: The enigma machine was a coding device that was used by the Germans during World War 2 to write‚ send‚ and decipher encrypted messages. How did it work: The enigma machine was a very complicated device. On the inside of the machine there were three rotors that contained all 26 letters of the alphabet. What would happen was that when someone would press a letter on the keyboard‚ a different letter would pop up on
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Shelley’s 1818 Horror Science Fiction Print Novel‚ Frankenstein‚ written during the industrial revolution and Ridley Scott’s 1982 Action Science Fiction film Blade Runner‚ written as Social disillusionment and Environmental concerns became the prominent public issue. The idea of Science Playing God is emulated in both Frankenstein and Blade Runner. Firstly in Frankenstein the obvious notion is explored through Victor’s scientific construction of a human from the body parts of the dead and bringing
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Blade Runner Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner was released in 1982‚ post World War II‚ Post Cold War and the holocaust‚ a period of rapid development in science and communication technology‚ and commercialism. It coincided with the phenomena of economic rationalism and globalisation (often seen as American corporate imperialism)‚ the rise of Asian involvement with Western nations and increasing concerns about the environment. Blade Runner is a Ridley Scott adaptation of the Phillip K. Dick novel
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